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Semlln Seized by Servians," with euphony
and alliteration.
Th universal cry la 'Teaeo, peace!" But
there Is no peace.
Those war poets are riot warming up to their
subject worth a cent.
The Bhort ballot would also give us a shorter
election proclamation.
Just the same, Vera Cru will iuIbs those
"gringo" soldiers after their departure.
Wonder if the weather man has correctly
marked Ak-Sar-l!en dates on his calendar.
Nebraska sharpshooters will satiate, their
blood-thirstiness on ducks, grouse and quail.
To the bankers who have Just closed their
state convention In Omaha: Come asaln, and
come often.
Waving the matter of cause or provocation,
the camera tells the Indisputable story of the
ruin of Louvaln.
Mobilization of the suffrage and the anti
suffrage forces for the foray along the Platte
ought to be completed by this time.
Now, If Friend Maupln Intends to make his
campaign on the size of his family, he ought
to be running on the Roosevelt ticket.
The one most glaring defect of the present
conflict of nations la that it has not yet de
veloped a fit successor to Petroleum V, Nasby.
As the only open gateways from Germany to
the sea, those Holland ports must be mighty
busy places.
"What does the state fair need most?" Is the
hook on which a Lincoln newspaper hangs n
symposium of interview opinions. Well, a lot
of things, but first of all gate receipts.
"Free Poland" la the name of a new publi
cation Issued in this country in the Interests of
Polish liberty in the homeland. It's up to the
czar and allies. '
That rivers and harbors pork distribution la
not the only place where congress could use
the pruning knife to the relief of the people
who pay the taxes.
Strange what a wide disagreement exists be
tween the official announcement of casualties
and losses by eachof the belligerent countries
and the figures given out by the other fellow,
s . I,
Over in Fremont the mayor Is enforcing on
suffragist orators, and presumably likewise on
anti-suffragist orators, a local ordinance against
public epeaklng on the main streets. 'Snout
rage! To submit, or not to submit, bond proposi
tions for various purposes at the coming elec
tion that is the Question. Bond propositions
have not fared very well of late In this arena,
under bombardment of the ballots.
rOT TFTU-r 0 S7
Tha Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiner held a
wall attended ball at Falconer's hall lust night. Mr
E. B. Egan acted as floor manager, ably assisted by
E. G. Cliff. E. V. Pa via and William Xelaon.
James McWage and E. C. Hendricks, chief of the
fire department of Albany, stepped ovt-r, and wers
shown oer tha city by Chief Oalltgan.
Hr. and Mrs. E. B. Correall art receiving con
gratulations upon the birth of their first born at their
home on Seventeenth street.
Hon. E. Rowwater, editor of The Bee. delivered
an address to tha Citizens' Law and Order league on
"Municipal Reform," dealing particularly with con
ditions In Omaha, and the regulation, restriction and
prohibition of tha liquor traffic.
Dr. H. W. Hyde, who has been rusticating about
Chautauqua lake. New York, returned to Omaha with
bis wife.
Charlie Kosters, who has been In the south for
hi health, is back much Improved.
The Concordia aocluty celebrated Its sixteenth an
niversary at Germanla ball, with the elite of the
German population attending. Panting followed the
musical program.
Occanion and Came i.
The surface occasions and pretexts for war
are seldom identical with the bed rock cause.
fur great war between the states was pre
cipitated by the attempt at secession, but the
cause, as every one knows, was nnro slavery.
The w ar with Spain was set ablaze by the ex
plosion of the Maine, but the cause was the mis
rule and oppression of Cuba by the mother
country.
Our recent eelzure of Vera Cruz was predi
cated on the failure to comply unconditionally
with the demand for a salute of the Stars and
Stripes; the cause was the usurpation and abuse
of power by Huerta.
Tho occasion of the present European con
flict is ostensibly the assassination of the crown
prince of Austria ami his coneort, but the cause
lies in race rivalries and commercial Jealousies
bolstered up by life-sapping militarism.
When the Spanish war ended we forgot all
about the Maine, and our troops are now to be
withdrawn from Vera Cruz without waiting for
the salute. Likewise It Is a safe guess that the
peace treaty concluding the pending conflict
wll not mention the malodorous murder of the
princely pair.
Still After Freight Rate Increase.
Not content with the substantial victory
won In the ruling of the Interstate Commerce
commission on their petition for 5 per cent
freight rate Increase, 112 railroad companies,
comprising thirty-five railway systems operat
ing In the territory affected, have come back
for a further modification to accord with their
original demands. There is no doubt the rail
roads have been encouraged In this proceduro
by the knowledge that the commission was di
vided over the merits of their showing, and that
Its dcclalon was rendered by a majority with
a vigorous dissent from the minority.
The present plea of the railroads In that the
advances authorized are not sufficient to make
up the needed Increase in tariff revenues, and
they evidently believe that they can furnish
convincing proof of their statement. But the
order giving the partial Increase was only ren
dered as of date July 29, 1914, or but little
more than six wecka ago, and how the experi
ence of this short time can warrant a conclu
sion as to results Is far from plain, particularly
In view of the general disturbance of trade
which makes the exlhlblt of railroad earnings as
abnormal as those of other business linen. Still
anortier factor to be considered Is the Increase
of railway mall pay now in prospect, and the
further pending applications for intrastate
Increases before various state commissions.
Taken altogether, it seems to us that in ask
ing a reopening of their case thus early, the
railroads, are to use a colloquial phrase, trying
to rush things, aa If fearing a more deliberate
experiment might lose to them the force of the
temporary argument.
The Maine Political Pointer.
Of the several statea which used to choose
governors and congressmen ahead of the regu
lar November election day, and for that reason
were looked to as pointing the political wind,
Maine 1b the only one remaining. Maine thla
year has elected a democratic governor by a
Bafe plurality, but a distinct minority of the to
tal, Just enough of the majority of the votes be
ing side-tracked from the republican to the pro
gressive to let him win handily. At the same
time the four sitting congressmen have been
re-elected, only one of them a democrat, the
rest republicans.
The political weather forecasters all over the
country are manifesting no disposition to ac
cept the Maine election a a safe basis of cal
culation. Condltiona generally are too unbal
anced, both political as well as Industrial. What
strikes us as one of the best Interpretations of
the Maine election Is that found In the New
York Journal of Commerce, normally an organ
of business and not at all of politics, which
says:
There Is little doubt that the Wilson administration
haa strengthened tho democratic party, but It ha
hardly mude it the majority purty of the country. It
may draw sonic of the progressive vote of 1912. but
much nunc Is likely to drift back Into the republican
lines There may be enough left In support of Inde
pendent ticket to turn the scale one way or the other,
but which way tw man ran tell at this early stage
of the campaign. One effect of the movement haa
been to give a more or lea progressive tmpulae to
both of the old pintle, with a tendency to pl!t them
both Into faction. There will probably be an un
usual amount of Independent voting In most statea.
apart fivm the aeparate third party vote.
In a nutshell, It will be hard for anybody
outside of Maine to get any particular comfort
out of the Maine election.
Don't Carry the Joke Too Far.
A good joke la always relished, and so Is In
nocent humor. The burlesque statue of a sway
back donkey on the portico of our classic court
house will do for a few days' Josh, but don't let
it stay there to mar the beauty of the building
and approaches when the strangers pour
through the city gates. Ak-Par-Ren guests will
look for light entertainment at the street fair,
but when they inspect the city they should be
Impressed with Its strikingly Imposing buildings
and attractive public squares and parks. After
talking and preaching "the city beautiful" year
in and year out, we have aroused the expecta
tions of visitors who have heard of the progress
made by us In this direction and these expecta
tions should not be disappointed in the most
conspicuous spot In the city by the Incongruity
of a prank played by mirthful Ak-Sar-Ben
mummers.
I'ncle Sam declines to assent to the Turk's
abrogation of the treaties giving American citi
zens extra territorial rights in Turkey. On the
theory that it takes two to make such a bar
gain, it also takes two to rescind the agree
ment. It looks to us as if the Turk went about
it In the wrong way.
The extravagant appropriations of our last
legislature are now being charged up by the
democrats to the republican state senate. That
admits that the appropriations were extrava
gant, and also that they were not stopped by
the democratic house or a democratic governor.
Our democratic friends have already discov
ered that it is popular endorsement of the dem
ocratic president and hla administration that
must carry tha state and local tickets If they
are to be successful. We predicted as much,
but hardly expected them to be so frank so
soon.
Brief eontrlbntloa oa timely
topics a1ta. Tma Bee aesumee
no responsibility for opinion of
eerreapoadenta. All lsKara sna
Jeot to eeanatloa by 41to
The (ioeatlnn f I'nhllr Opinion.
OMAHA, Sept. 17. -To th.- Kdltor of The
Hee: J'ermll me to thenk y u ulnccrrly
for publishing In parallel column the
charge of alleged (krman atrocities re
sented by a Helgian delegation and the
ttlmony of a reputable American war
correHindent from tho front, indicating
that no atrocities had been committed.
At the same ttme, however, 1 wloh to
protest againxt I'nwell a "matchleaa" ca
bles from the sent of war, Doe It not
atrlka you that they are matchless epe
daily for F.ngllnh bias? W'hv 1 the aver
ago headline artist on American papers
so predlHiioseil to bias agalnHl the Her
man cause? F.very act of the allies I em
bellished Into hrolm; their every defeat
presented a a tactical rue. 'Alleged
atridtlea charged up to the Hermans are
paraded, while, the atroeltle of the Rus
sians are hidden away and commented on
a "probable fake." (Vermiiii alleged
violation of Belgium' neutrality I dinned
Into our eara, but no complaint of Japan
violation of China's neutrality In reach
ing Klao Chow.
I it the Intention of the American
press to nurse In cvrry poill way a
perfectly unnatural idea of hoBtlllty to
ward (lermany? Why must the Ameri
can public be kept In Ignorance of reul
condition when enlightenment would fur
nish conclusive evidence that Germany
wa forced Into this most unfortunate
war by the Increasing menace of Its east
ern neighbor; that It hail to accept tho
Issue Jut aa It did or else face the be
ginning of the end of It national Integ
rity. Why must the American public be
Imposed upon by continuously dinning
Into their car that Kngland is fighting
"In defense of its honor," and that Rusala
I fighting against "despotism," when It
I perfectly obvlou that the fight Is to
crush Germany because It ha become a
snrlou competitor of Kngllsh comm-.Tce
and Industry, and because it can Justly
bo proud of a superior civilisation. I
cannot conceive of anything iulte as
ridiculous aa tho slliy allegation that
Germany's ascendency threaten even the
L'nlted Ktatc. unle It should he the
bugbear of Japanese Invasion.
Ordinarily there Is some sentiment for
the under dog, but in the case of Ger
many, with seven other nations Jumping
on it at one time, that sentiment seem
to be entirely anient.
Deceiving the neutral nation seem to
bo one of the ImDortnnt tnctte. k..
.the Rllle against Germany. Can It be
mat tney count upon the superficiality of
thj average American reader, and wll he
llow hlmaelf to he fooled? Will he for-s-et
tho England of 177 and of 1S12, and
England the friend of the confederacy,
and does he think that England now, If
Germany'a trade ahould be despoiled, will
allow any benefit, therefrom to accrue to
ttK-se Fnlted States If it can manage to
keep them for Itself? .See how reluctantly
It abandoned Its policy of ramming the
opium monopoly down Chlna'a throat.
The handwriting on the wan , already
contained In England's notice to keep
"hand off of purchasing foreign ves
sels for a Fnlted States merchant marine.
This pro-ltrltlsh feeling I surely an
anomaly. A. I.. MEYER.
Extirpation of Rnhnnlr Plnane.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. M.-To the
Editor of The Bee: We are sure that
you will be glnd to know there Is not a
alngle case of bubonic plague In New
Orleans.
New Orleans haa been hurt a great deal
by publicity It haa received; several large
conventions have been cancelled, and the
city haa suffered more than It should
In view of the heroic health ordinances
drafted and enforced at the expense of
the people. '
Of course, New Orleans does not blamo
the newspapera for this undesirable pub.
Hclty. It Is their business to print the
news and as long as their reports are ac
curate and dependable they have a right
to whatever newa value there may have
been In the bubonic plague. However, now
that the lat cane has disappeared, we
trust that you will be kind enough to
exploit thla fact In Justice to this city.
Out of the twenty-five human cases of
plague at New Orleans only six died. Of
the six, three were very old and feeble,
and the others died before the aerum
treatment wa administered. From this
you will readily understund that the
plague is pretty much of a bugaboo and
that New Orleans haa been advertlxed in
a wav that the situation did not war
rant. Surgeon General Rupert Blue ha
declared that there Is absolutely no dan
ger to anyone who may care to visit New
Orleans, ami we hope that we are not
asking too much of you to help dissem
inate thla news. J. T. CARTER. JR.
New Orleans Association of Commerce.
Sweden and the War
Sympathy is with the Germans,
but Will Adhere to Neutrality.
Europe in a Nutshell
TAET TRIFLES.
At the prefi nt time thrc Is a feeling of unBSlne
In all lands on aeiount of the terrlhle wsr that Is rag
ing, the final outcome of which no one tan determine In
Its full sw-eep. Arxicty is especially not.ceable in the
neutral countries adiolnlng the nations that sre di
rectly Involved In the conflict, sr.d rep rts from the
battlefields ale read with avidity. Though the gov
ernment of Sweden has declared neutrality, It Is but
natural, owlrg to the fi.ct that KiisMa of lste years has
been looked upon as the enemy Hgainst whom Sweden
must rrfpare Itself, that the Swedish population should
view with gratefulness any successes won by German
arm and regard with dread victories won by Russian
armies. This enthusiasm for Germany nnd dislike be
ward Russia wi re not kast n )tl cable In lialarnv, ths
cradle of Swedish liberty.
Just About Women
In spite of tills sentiment In favor of Germany. It
seems that oil political partle are united in trying to
maintain strict neutrality, and it la to be hoped for the
good of Si andlnavla that It may escape the horror of
war. It will be remembered that Norway, in Wu, dlu
s.lved the bond uniting It with Swden and has since
had a king of Its own. There was a considerable num
ber who felt that Oscar II. at that time king or Nor
way and Sweden, ought to handle the Norwegian
uuestion with an Iron hand and that Sweden ought t)
compel Norway to come back to the fold. Fortunate. y
tetter Judgment prevailed, and we may ffel sure that
Oscar II will stand higher in the snnals of mankind
than he would have stood If a Scandinavian war h:td
broken out. bringing with It hostility and hatred whith
would not down In scores of years, not t mention the
ruffering an 1 misery which war Inevitably brings In
ita train. Sweden and Norway separated for better or
worse, a the future will make clear. What has lieen
the result of these peaceful deliberations between Swe
den and Norway? The two countries today stand
closer to one another than before. Witness the fact
that Norway nnd Sweden, In these very days of Inter
national distrust, have entered upon an agreement with
one another that they are to act In concert to maintain
peace and that they will, under no circumstances, fight
one another. This mutual understanding 1 the result
of peaceful deliberations.
Those of us who spent the summer In Scandinavia
were glad to know that peace prevailed at least In that
corner of the world. The Norway-America Bteamship
company und the Scandinavian-American line have
leen running their steamers practically without any
disturbance during the past weeks. T.Yt all were for
tunate enough to have made reservations -vlth a Scan
dinavian line, and for many it was necetsary to gx by
way of F.ngland. Frequently connection with Kngland
haa been cut off. The rout of travel from Malmo,
Sweden, is usually by rail over the Danish Islands and
Jutland, and then by steamer from Esbjerg to Har
wich. At Malmo we learned that two Danish steam
er had been sunk by mine and that there was no
further connection over Denmarl;. Fortunately, an
Englifh steamer wa to arrive at Gothenburg In a day
or two. und it would be possible to reach England from
tho,t port. The steamer Oslo of the Wilson line left
Gothenburg about noon tif September 2. All passen
gers wero ordered below while the steamer passed be
tween the Swedish mine, a precaution taken by the
Swedish government aa a afeguard agalnt sple. In
stead of crossing the North Sea at once the steamer
turned to the right and followed the Swedish coast
northward, ri aching Norway In the evening. With
lights extinguished, we followed the Norwegian const
during the night and part of the next day, first in a
southwesterly direction and then toward the north
west, until we were In the neighborhood of Stavanger.
whereupon the steamer headed for the open sea, bravl
Ing the danger of the deep. The fact that the ateamer
so faithfully followed neutral shores. Inspired the
passengers with confidence that the captain wag tak
ing no chances being captured by a German cruiser or
running upon a floating mine. On the third flay the
hill of Scotland appeared on the horlron. and the city
of Aberdeen came into view. As one noticed on thu
left hand tho British men of war stationed here and
lher along the British coast, a few miles out there
could be but little feeling of fear, aa our atoamer was
carrying the British flag. In England there was on th.
surface very little excitement, and the passengers from
Scandinavia were transferred to I Jverpool In short
order. On the evening of the same day that we land-d
at Hull we were off from Liverpool bound for the land
of our adoption, and In spite of war times the trip
from Gothenburg, Sweden, to New York by way of Eng
land was made in ton days. The steamer on the At
lantic discarded liKht a much aa possible, and took a
course north of tho one generally followed, but there
were no dangers In sight.
There was a goodly number of Swedish-American
citizens on hoard, men and women who appreciate
what the old world ha to give the new but who feel
at home In America and rejoice to live In a land where
all nations meet and have dealings with each other In
a peaceful w ay and by dally association learn t mi
derstand and appreciate one another. In these days of
carnage the nations of Europe might well learn a
lesson from their own children In the new world who
live together through the year without getting Into
any serious trouble-Frenchmen, Germans. Russian
Austrlans, all are members of one great nation, a com
mon country for which each one individually would be
willing to die. If need be. But there la no doubt that
these various peoples, now Amerlcanlred. would prefer
life to death and wish to live together in peace and
harmony for their own good and for that of ths
country.
New York City, Sept. 14, 19H.
People and Events
Miss D. I'- Phlpley, dead In White
riulns. X. Y.. leaves $1'10,OW for a home
for aged persona.
Jennie t. Loitman. aged 22. has ob
tained ths degree of master of laws from
Boston university.
Mrs. Flske Is to star In a rlay by John
I.uther Long, which is a romantic play
of ths eighteenth century.
Mr 8. P. Weatcott of Telham, X. Y..
tm year old, ha croed the Atlantic
ocean ninety-eight time.
Former Empres Eugenie of France tit
to Queen Mother Alexandra a ubse: Iption
of 11,000 for Red Cros work.
Mr. M F. Havnle of Sacramento. Cal.,
recently sold a Bible printed In 1712 in
Ixindon. She received I2;'.5W for It.
Mis Lillian Russell s said to be peevaj
over her daughter, Dorothy-, second n a--rlage.
Frobably look upon thit young
perton aa a matrimonial piker.
Aged Mr. Mary Mahon of Orange. N. J.,
who frequently asked neighbor for s-rap
and received charities from teveral
women, died of hunger and exposure. She
had i,000 deposited In bank.
Becky Ede".on, the Industrial Worker
ef ths World agitator, was released from
Blackwell'a Island on a bond of 13u0 to
keep ths peace for three months.
Tha will of Mr. Catherine A. Cassa
hova. who died In Naples, leave a trust
fund yielding 1 100 a month to Dame Ger
trude, a nun of Btanbrook, England, pro
viding he give up her religious Ufa
Mrs. George ). Hodges, wife of ths
present governor of Kansa. la trying to
collect portraits of all former mlstresse
of the state house, to accomiany those of
their husbands In the Topeka capltol
building.
John Kckirt of Clrdevllle, O., weighs 739 pounds.
He Is 31 years old.
Ludwig Knglandcr. composer of operettas, died at
hi home in Far Roikaway, aged 63 years.
Bulgaria has named Stephen Falnaretoif, a pro
fessor in a Constantinople college, as Ita new minister
to Washington,
Rolen tillfort. an Orange, N. J , saloon keeper,
haa a card in hi window reading: "jhe bet drink
made for man I cold water."
Rector French of Trinity Episcopal church. Mount
Yemen. X. Y., says: "To ay that God caused th'
war or blesaes It I blasphemy."
The Rev. Horace W. Jonea, rector of an Episcopal
church at Kvansvllle, Ind , and hi wife were killed
when their automobile overturned.
Vice Admiral KolchifuJU of th Japanese na y,
convicted of bribery In the naval corruption cae t
Tokio. wa entenced to four year and six months'
Imprisonment.
Robert C. Fate, one time racing pramoter, of Bt.
Liuls. d el at the age of 7S on Wednesday. He was
said to have won and lust several hundred thousand
dollars In race track ventures.
Hundre.ls of people gathered at Silver Creek, in
Rome (it., to witness the unusual incident of a son
baptltlng his father. The occasion was the baptism
of L. P. Mathls, aged S2, by his ion, Rev. D. Mathl
Ambassador James W. Gerard formally accepted
by cable the nomination of l'nlted Btate senator on
ths democratic ticket on condition that he does not
have to leave Germany to come back here and cam
paign. H. Farker Willi has begun work as secretary of
th federal reserve board. H ha been profeor
of economic and political science In Washington and
Iee university, professor of finance In the George
Washington university in Washington and lecturer at
Columbia univeralty
Charles Felton. who died In Menlo Tarh, Cal ,
Sunday, at years of age, ws appointed to fill a
vacancy In th l'nlted Stale senate from hi state
in 1KU and served until lxt). He was a republican,
and before that had had two terms la th national
house. He had also been treasurer of the government
mint In San Francisco. H came to belong to a pat
political period.
H it hi d d he hat pen to get engaged
t" t:if air: it he doesn't love her?"
"Why. he says he was convincing when
lie merelv meant to be plausible." Judge,
What would nu do If the. boat wera
to s,nk""
1 can't swim, so l il Just hae to throw
try arn,.c 'iro'ir.d yonr neck and hang on
for oear I fe."
"Mary. I do believe the boat Is sink
ing Life.
Holland has I'M shipyards.
Warsaw to Vienna I" a distance of C
m'lcs.
Berlin to Vienna Is a i! stare- i f t"'
miles.
Moscow to Virni a Is .1 dist in"e of 1,2(7
,r"'''!'' The young nun h.n! threatened suicide
In K'13 swed"ti irip rted 4.'02'-i rounds f she re.i. i ted him. And although she
of iinir '' ,,r didn't.
I "Why didn't he?" was asked.
Last year France rniii" ! 4".12''. li metric ' Said he d give his peart to her."
tons of coal I "What s that sot to do with it?"
i -Oh. he didn't have the heart to kill
Sweden in 1'12 produced bakery goods himself." Boston Truth.
vaiued at S.iW.l'2. ' ..... . .
wnv are you so pensive: tie assea.
Belgium last bought most of the coal
exports of Frame.
Sweden last year pr.iduced malt liquor
valued at Jli.ss OTA
French merchant mar nc in lr,H had a
tonnage of I.SM.e-ts.
Austria-Hungary national debt rior to
war was $3.612,SS:.6"i0.
European rations involved in war oc
cupy an area of 2S!2,:0'i square miles.
English colonics total 13,(02.-i squnr
miles In area with a population of ??.-
o03j. I "opportuHty really knocks at many
i do-ir.
one ...mpany controls per cent of -Then why don't moe of u succeed
the domestic beet supar and s igir ref in- better?"
I'm not tensive." she rcnlied.
"Tint you haven't said a word for
twrntv minutes.
"Well. I didn't have anything to say.'"
"Don't you ever sav anything when you
have notnlnc to say?"
"No."
-Will you be my wife?" Chicago Herald.
When the v.ho'e blame world seems gone
to pot.
And business Is on tho bum,
A 2-ent gr n and a lifted chin
H'lps rotno, my boy. tvdps some.
Wall Street Journal.
Ing of Sweden.
Colonies of France cover an n'ea of
4,77.,!2fi square miles and contain a popu
lation of tl.M.'VO.
French mining fields cover an area of
J,3M.7.5 acres, of which r.l.l.Jt acres have
not been exploited.
"The trouble Is that opportunity wants
us to ro to w ork.' -Louisville Courier-Journal.
LEAD US AGAIN.
Xew York Evening Sun.
Fat'irr. our hope are bivouacked In our
hearts,
Our fears and prayers are all a-wing to
Thee'
Stret h out Thy holy hand, we humbly
ask,
And lead us with Thv clear; all solving
llsht.
Out ot the desolate darkness of our time.
Denver debt la only $.1M per capita, j As Tiiou didst in the bleak, black age
Philadelphia has a mosqulto-killlng j Glv'us again the Sight that we may see;
campaign. Once muri set spinning all the looms of
New York has adopted near-side stop j nr Veason. faith, good-will on earth,
for street car. t.H Thv nlmluhtv arm alone can
In Other Cities
Chicago will spend $lV,0i In Improve
ment of Grant park.
San Diego's exposition will have an
exhibit of ancient books.
A St. l'aul school boy has made
from a quarter-acre garden. i
auench
The fire that girdles all the world with
w oe,
Drench Thou the p t of flesh and bone
anil blood
Whose ulaie reflects the stubborn pride
of Kings
And shows the fellowship of man at end!
ThA fl.iw'f n f tiiriiv nittlntm wither fnflt.
Xew York reports 25,?:! arrests by po-An(! fr(t8 f mellowed genius rot Brace
In shell swept trench of many battle
fields; Babes sleep unmothcred In their cradle
nests
While orphaned children weep In wake
ful dreams.
And women robbed of father, husband.
lice In first six months of mil.
Norfolk. Va., had only 310 fires, with n
loss of only 4 per cent last year.
Sacramentc will cut down number of
its saloons by buying and closing one.
Washingtonlans will restote nnd pre
serve historic Octagon house. Eighteenth
street and New York avenue.
son,
Trudee troubled through the dust clouds
of the plow.
Christ did not die upon the Cross for this!
. A !M j
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